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NowTV slash F1 price - still not perfect as I think you have to watch live (no catch-up), but may suite some folk...
https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/02/sky-responds-f1-tv-slashing-price-f1-channel-stream/
I Initially grimaced because I want to watch the TdF, Vuelta etc and that ^^ doesn't include Eurosport. However it does cover the other channels. Add Eurosport 1 year sub for £30 and you get £180.
Sky direct offered me all sports channels for £20 a month locked in for 18 months. Over the F1 season thats then is.... £180.
This is pretty cool , especially if you watch on your mobile
McLaren breaks down again.
This would never have happened with Ron in charge! 🙂
Give them a break, it's only twice in the opening hour!
....and Toro Rosso Honda have gone 3rd in the timesheets! Looools
http://www.skysports.com/f1/live-blog
Oh dear. McLaren looking like having neither pace nor reliability, and still no sign of the Honda going pop. Oh, Fernando.
I understand that McLaren are rushing some developments for Melbourne, which is approximately three weeks away. Any excuses about the engine will seem meaningless if Toro Rosso can keep putting in reliable laps...
no sign of the Honda going pop.
Its still underpowered and slower than the Renault though.
I Initially grimaced because I want to watch the TdF, Vuelta etc and that ^^ doesn’t include Eurosport. However it does cover the other channels. Add Eurosport 1 year sub for £30 and you get £180.
Sky direct offered me all sports channels for £20 a month locked in for 18 months. Over the F1 season thats then is…. £180.
Have a look at the basic Sky Entertainment package - the channel listing I've seen includes Eurosport and Eurosport 2, which I'm sure weren't on my old package. So in theory you could pay for F1 separately during the season and, unless you wanted something else, you'd have Eurosport for the bike races.
The only other thing is that 18 months, if you time the contract right, is almost two seasons of F1.
So there won't be any free to watch F1 soon then? Thats really sad, it could mean the end of pretty much 35 years of watching F1 for me.
I think i mentioned previously, the reason Alonso was so keen to get a full WEC drive is because even before it McLaren hit the track, they know its a dog - and looking at it so far in testing....well.....
I am always for improved safety in F1, I have never had a problem with it. Sometimes the results can be a touch weird but that's mainly because its a change you have to get used to e.g. the higher cockpit sides.
However I just can't get on with that halo, it looks wrong, ugly and I hate it. Rather than getting used to it I dislike it the more I see it. I can't help thinking it signifies the end of open cockpit racing. Really hoping they redesign or come up with a new solution.
I understand that McLaren are rushing some developments for Melbourne, which is approximately three weeks away. Any excuses about the engine will seem meaningless if Toro Rosso can keep putting in reliable laps…
Ummm - you know Honda kinda threw away last year's engine concept and started again, so it's not as if TR are getting better reliability out of the same units that were breaking last year. It would be typical for Alonso if Honda finally deliver this year though.
McLaren's issues seem to be down to packaging again, which was partly their downfall in the first year with Honda as they pushed the 'size zero' agenda and ran into problems. Looks like the engine cover is scorching so that'll be an indication that something's not right underneath it - well, that and the total shutdowns & lack of laps & lack of laptime...
Who's going to be first with the 'Alonso will quit mid year' rumours this year?
Alonso will quit mid year...
me:D
Well the McLaren has broken down again!
Perhaps Honda weren't the shite ones in their partnership.
aaaannnnnd its broken again 🙂
On the bright side, the McLaren is going to continue looking lovely all season with that nice clean expanse of unadorned orange bodywork.
we wont see it because it will be at the back with all the penalties it gets, or we see a glimpse as alonso gets out of the parked car on lap 8.
why doesn't McLaren get Irn-Bru as there sponsor
I know we won't see the true picture until Australia but only 2 seconds from 1st to 12th bodes well for a tighter championship (Stroll's is only a sighter lap - unless he's, you know, just rubbish!) ...
Well that working in Preview!!!
🙂
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why doesn’t McLaren get Irn-Bru as there sponsor
Current tag line is still "gets you thru" iirc - they are not a good fit
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why doesn’t McLaren get Irn-Bru as there sponsor
If we're looking for orange branding I think you've missed the obvious choice:
Ummm – you know Honda kinda threw away last year’s engine concept and started again,
I though that was the year before? Or have they done that twice?
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you know Honda kinda threw away last year’s engine concept and started again, so it’s not as if TR are getting better reliability out of the same units that were breaking last year.
Don't think so. I'm pretty sure that the engine TR are running now is a development of what McLaren finished last season with, not a clean-sheet design. Honda now seem to be at the point they were expected to be at two years ago, which seems to be two years behind Merc and a year behind Renault.
McLaren on the hypersofts again. After all their talk about looking forward to being directly compared to two other teams, their tyre choice seems borderline embarrassing. Or maybe they're just planning on pioneering six-stop race strategies this season.
If they're going to be stopping anyway to fix the car they might as well change the tyres whilst they're at it.
now nearly 0.5 secs down on a car running mediums
Make that 1.5!
Edit: Ah, no, make that 0.5. Pesky track limits!
Alonso's broken down again.
Oh dear!
Lining up a sportscar drive turned out to be good thinking for Alonso. Wonder if he finishes the year out with McLaren.
[i]Smoke billowing from the engine bay through the air intake and under the rear bodywork. Acrid smell of burning carbon. Not going to be pretty when they open it up.[/i]
https://twitter.com/wbuxtonofficial/status/971326041162764289
Hamilton is absolutely killing it today! Hoodathunkit lol
Smoke billowing from the engine bay through the air intake and under the rear bodywork.
Renault trying out a new oil burning system for qualifying?
Finally we have some times on the same compound as McLaren, and they're currently 1.5 seconds off Mercedes on the hypersofts.
Dani Rik proving the Renault engine works just fine! 🙂
forget about Alonso finishing out the season - will McLaren as a team finish out the season at this rate?
Those saudi backers must be thinking what on earth am i paying billions of ££ for....
You know what? F1 has become so bloody dull that I've been glued to the McLaren soap opera since 2014. First it was JB's on/off retirement, then it was Honda, then Ron Dennis' undignified exit, then The Wrath of Honda and The Search for Renault. It's a gift that keeps on giving, unlike the on-track performances which have been deathly dull.
This time five years ago, Alonso was my favourite pantomime villain. Today I think I must be one of his biggest fans.
Somehow, McLaren have managed to out-theatre even the Scuderia which is no mean feat.
Amazing times from Daniel Ricciardo!!
Also great to see that there is less than 1.5 seconds separating 3rd --> 10th. It's gonna be a great season!! 🙂
Come on folks - IT'S ONLY TESTING!
Nobody knows the score until they've all run with low fuel and max engine mode in Q1/2/3 in a few weeks time. RedBull could be running on fumes while Merc are on full tanks etc.
Also re the Honda - yes, I was wrong. They went public saying they were changing their evaluation approach but not the engine model so yes, TR are reaping the rewards from McLaren's struggle.
Also saw a report from Renault saying that McLaren's problems yesterday were (partly) to do with Renault's battery systems as they're testing options to ensure reliability for the coming year and rotating systems between teams. Today's oil leak is apparently 'not engine related' even though it's necessitated an engine change - so that'll be a McLaren bit then.
If the field is as close as it looks then I'll be well pleased.
It’s gonna be a great season!!
Bless your optimism! I'll looking out comfy slippers and a good pillow for the inevitable snooze fest. I reckon the testing is going to be the highlight of the year
Come on folks – IT’S ONLY TESTING!
Shhhhhhh....you'll spoil the magic! 😉